A Virtual CISO provides strategic direction, whereas managed cybersecurity services are usually more operational in nature (monitoring and reacting to events). WP: Managed services take care of the “hands-on” tasks such as firewalls and intrusion detection while a vCISO provides the strategic oversight to ensure these operational efforts support the wider objectives of an organization. This also gives many companies the value of marrying both services together, as it provides a holistic approach to cybersecurity that covers all immediate and long-term pain points